The Eastern Diocese’s annual Awards Banquet went forward in a family-like setting of mutual admiration, affection, and encouragement, on the evening of Friday, May 4 at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison, NY.
Catholicos of All Armenians Confirms Election of New Primate
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, confirmed the election of the Very Reverend Fr. Daniel Findikyan as the new Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.
Diocesan Assembly Elects Fr. Daniel Findikyan as Primate
The Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America entered a new era of leadership on Friday, May 4, 2018, when the 116th Diocesan Assembly elected the Very Reverend Fr. Daniel Findikyan as the new Diocesan Primate.
Celebrate 50 Years of St. Vartan Cathedral
The eagerly anticipated 50th anniversary celebration of St. Vartan Cathedral will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, during a weekend of activities at the Diocesan Center (630 Second Avenue, at 34th Street) in New York City.
116th Diocesan Assembly to Convene This Week
Hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from across the Eastern Diocese will gather for the 116th Diocesan Assembly, meeting May 3-5 at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel, in West Harrison, NY.
St. Gregory the Enlightener Church of White Plains is hosting the gathering, as well as the Clergy Conference and Women’s Guild Assembly.
This year’s assembly theme, “Under One Roof,” expresses the cooperative spirit within the Diocesan Ministries, and among the Diocese and its local parishes.
At the annual awards banquet on Friday, May 4, Toros Mangassarian, of the White Plains parish, will be honored as the Diocese’s 2018 “Armenian Church Member of the Year.” Dr. Stephen Smith, of the USC Shoah Foundation, will be honored as this year’s “Friend of the Armenians.”
The special “St. Vartan Cathedral Golden Anniversary Medal” will be bestowed on Mr. and Mrs. Nazar and Artemis Nazarian, in conjunction with the cathedral’s 50th anniversary milestone.
See more on the St. Gregory the Enlightener parish website.